Legal Opinion

Griffin v. New York Underwriters Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1980No. 6050Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff Griffin from a take-nothing judgment in a worker’s compensation case.

Jessie Griffin was an employee of Maddox Furniture Company and New York Underwriters was the insurance carrier. Ms. Griffin alleged that on December 11, 1975 she injured her low back when she tried to close the cushion machine she was operating.

*213Trial was to a jury which answered Issue 1 as follows:

“Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that Plaintiff Jessie M. Griffin, received an injury on or about December 11, 1975?
“Injury means damage or harm to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Reed v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Mayfield v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Sallee v. Texas Employers Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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